Are Leeds' hopes of signing Vydra realistic? Do they have the finances to do a deal?

In terms of finances, Leeds will certainly be able to pull of a deal.

The club have just banked more than £10million of investment after the San Francisco 49ers acquired a minority shareholding in the club and looks to be intent on making a number of marquee signings this summer, not least going after former Chile and Argentina boss Marcelo Bielsa as their new head coach.

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The likes of Kyle Bartley, Angus Gunn and Abel Hernandez have been previously linked and are a step up from the calibre of players the club brought in last summer.

In terms of Vydra specifically, Leeds have a very need for a proven Championship goalscorer and the Czech would certainly fit the bill. What may put a stop to it though is the fact that the club are deep in negotiations with Abel Hernandez, who is a free agent following the expiry of his deal at Hull City and there is very little chance of the club signing both players. The Hernandez talks are fairly advanced, so Vydra appears to be more of a back-up plan, should Leeds fail to land the Uruguayan.

Some reports have suggested that Tom Pearce could be offered in part-exchange. Is this something you could see happening?

The highly-rated Pearce signed a new four-year contract at Elland Road only last week, but has been the subject of plenty of speculation this summer.

His previous deal was due to expire this summer, which led to the likes of Bournemouth and Everton monitoring the situation and there are reports that the Premier League duo remain interested, despite his new deal.

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What the contract does mean for Leeds is that they now hold the bargaining chips, as due to his age, the 20-year-old would have been able to depart Leeds for a compensation fee before he put pen to paper.

Leeds are not especially deep in the left-back position, with Gaetano Berardi spending most of last season either suspended or filling in at right-back, while January signing Laurens De Bock failed to impress over the second half of the season, meaning Pearce would fancy his chances of adding to the five appearances he made last season, so from that point of view, it would perhaps not be the best time for him to move.

How has Pearce done for Leeds, and how is he regarded by the club and the fans?

The former Everton youth product was given a first-team debut by Paul Heckingbottom in March after a string of impressive performances for the under-23s both at left-back and often in a more advanced position.

By the end of the season he was featuring regularly, showing off his excellent work rate and superb left foot.

He scored his first goal in a win against Barnsley and, as noted above, looks ready to become a fixture in the first-team squad next season.

The four-year deal handed to him last week shows how highly the club rate him and he has enjoyed a fine reception from the fans and was one of the rare high points to come out of what ended up being a hugely disappointing season.